The aim of the project is to provide people from various backgrounds (speakers and their political representatives, developers of educational material, NGO's, language planners, linguists and anthropologists) with a database of the Yurakaré language that can serve a variety of purposes, even purposes we do not foresee at this moment. The database aims in the first place at documenting the Yurakaré language in all its diversity, but it will also include data that give an idea of the context of the language: personal histories, illustrations of everyday practices, Yurakaré testimonies about their own situation and the challenges they are facing today. In this manner we want to build a database that not only includes linguistic material, but that also tries to embed these data in the larger context of the current Yurakaré society.

RUYA tells how his ancestors would trick chameleons into playing dead.

RUYA cuenta como engañaban sus antepasados a los camaleones.

ELRO was born and raised in Tayuta, then she moved to Nueva Canaan and finally to Nueva Lacea. She is the elder sister of SORO (M) and ASRO (M), and the younger sister of ERRO (M).

Rufino is one of the founders of the village of Nueva Lacea, and the most important consultant in that village. He is born and raised in Tayuta, then as a young man moved to San Antonio de Lora. After a year in the Chapare he went to Nueva Canaan along the Isiboro River. Finally he went to Nueva Lacea.

Sonia is one of the elder people in Nueva Lacea and knows a number of traditional stories. She is furthermore an important consultant for conversations. She was born and raised in Tayuta, then she moved to San Antonio, Nueva Canaan and finally Nueva Lacea. Younger sister of Elba Rocha (F) and Ersilio Rocha (M), elder sister of Asencio Rocha (M). Wife of Rufino Yabeta.